Legendary Ships

These are powerful, challenge-worthy ships located in the four corners of the map. To be able to defeat them, you should at least have several Elite upgrades for the Jackdaw. Elite Hull, Broadside Cannons, Swivel Gun, Heavy Shot and Ram are your priorities. Refer to this guide's Elite Ship Upgrades page for the individual location of the upgrades.

 

 

La Dama Negra

This is the ship found in the southwest corner of the map. It's mortar attack is a bit different; you won't get an area-of-effect warning where the mortars will land. Because of this, it will have a good advantage in long distances. Its mortars are designed to fall along your path; with this in mind, once you see it fires, you need to break your speed, make a sharp turn then go on full sail/travel speed until you get near it. You may use your own mortar to deal damage as you make your approach – you just have to be fast. Just brace yourself when you see the mortars already falling in your path.

Once you're near, get close and attempt to ram her from behind. Avoid staying side-by-side with this massive ship since her sides are heavily armored and she has more cannons. The ship's rear is unprotected and will receive normal damage. Circle around her while focusing your fire on the rear. If possible use all weapons at your disposal; heavy shots and ramming will work wonders here.

 

 

HMS Prince

This is the “Black Ship” located in the southeast corner of the map. It has superior speed that it can use to outmaneuver you or escape your firing range while plotting mortar fire along your path. The best way to deal with this is to alternately use your own mortar and side cannons while attempting to get near it. Once you're near, try to ram it, maneuver your ship to use heavy shots then turn around so you can lob fire barrels at it as well. This aggressive attack pattern should expose a lot of weaknesses which your swivel gun can exploit.

 

 

HMS Fearless and Royal Sovereign

These two ships can be a pain to deal with. They're fast and they attack in synch. Expect a barrage of mortar and heavy shots to come your way as you attempt to get in firing range. You'll have to scatter fire barrels to disrupt their movements and use your own mortar fire to deal long range damage, especially when the two of them are together. It is a bad idea going head to head with them since they're heavily armored and their cannons will rip you apart.

Another thing to note is that if you sink one of them, the other ship will go “berserk” and will always attempt to ram you, dealing devastating damage. The key to victory is by dealing damage to both ships, leaving them with critically low HP before sinking them.

Note: Infinite money exploit
After sinking one of the two ships, pick up the loot to receive 10,000 reales. After getting it, let the other ship sink you to restart the battle, while you keep the reales you looted earlier.

Make sharp turns by decreasing your speed and turning, then recover by going full-sail to get into firing position while any of the ships are making their wide turns. This will enable you to land hits with your broadside cannons and expose the enemy ships' weaknesses.

 

 

El Impuluto

Don't be fooled by its large size; this ship can outrun and outmaneuver your Jackdaw while sporting firepower and resiliency of a man o war. This ship will always attempt to ram you with high success because of its incredible speed. If your ship is fully upgraded at this point, you might as well attack it head on and steer just in time before its ram connects; this will give you ample time to counterattack with your broadside cannons and lob fire barrels at it. After doing this, quickly make a sharp turn, increase your speed and attack it with another volley of cannon fire as you're turning.

Every now and then, El Impuluto will break away and escape your mortar firing range. Use this chance to recover your bearings and plan another approach. Attacking it head on is risky but will give you the best chance to get into effective firing range since it doesn't seem to use its projectile weapons (except heavy shots) that much.

 

Charge Attack

After defeating all Legendary ships, you'll have the ability to use the Charge attack. This will give the Jackdaw a temporary boost in speed and ramming damage. Effectively use it when you're around 100-150m away from your target.

 

To top